Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis® KL16 and KL26 MCUs (up to 128 KB Flash)

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The Freedom KL26Z is an ultra-low-cost development platform for Kinetis® L series KL16 and KL26 MCUs (up to 128 KB Flash and up to 64-pin packages) built on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ processor.

  • Easy access to MCU I/O, battery-ready, low-power operation, a standards-based form factor with expansion board options and a built-in debug interface for flash programming and run-control
  • Supported by a range of NXP® and third-party development software
  • For development tools for KL16 and KL26 with 256 KB Flash or greater than 64-pin packages, use FRDM-KL46Z and TWR-KL46Z48M
  • Processor Expert® component for low voltage H-Bridge products enables rapid embedded application development.

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

KL Series Arm Cortex-M0+

  • KL1x: Kinetis® KL1x-48 MHz, Mainstream Small Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core
  • KL2x: Kinetis® KL2x-72/96 MHz, USB Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core

Features

Microcontroller

    MKL26Z128VLH4 MCU

  • 48 MHz
  • 128 kB flash
  • 16 kB SRAM
  • USB OTG (FS)
  • 64 LQFP

Connectivity

  • Easy access to MCU I/O

Sensors

  • Capacitive touch "slider"
  • FXOS8700CQ magnetometer and accelerometer

Debug

  • Sophisticated OpenSDA debug interface

Tools and OS Support

  • Mass storage device flash programming interface (default) – no tool installation required to evaluate demo apps
  • P&E Multilink interface provides run-control debugging and compatibility with IDE tools
  • Open-source data logging application provides an example for customer, partner, and enthusiast development on the OpenSDA circuit

User Components

  • Tri-color LED

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  • FRDM-KL26Z
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  • Freedom Development Board for Kinetis KL16 and KL26 (32 - 128 KB flash) MCUs.

    • FRDM-KL26Z hardware
    • Quick reference card
    Additional hardware required: USB A-to-MiniB cable (not included)
  • $23.00 USD
  • For a quantity of 1
    • Availability: Pending Stock
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